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10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands
State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.
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What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.
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What sparks a wildfire? The answer often remains a mystery.
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
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![Aerial image of a leaky, decrepit oil well]()
![Aerial image of a leaky, decrepit oil well]()
A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells
Over the last two years, developers have generated roughly 5 million carbon credits from cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells.
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![French surfer Joan Duru is glimpsed through the waves while competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia.]()
![French surfer Joan Duru is glimpsed through the waves while competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia.]()
Saving the surf is a climate solution
The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport and the planet.
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![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
How states will keep fighting for climate progress under Trump
Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.
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A secret weapon in agriculture’s climate fight: Ants
Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.
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![Illustration is a backdrop of palm trees and lightning with driving rain. An inset box shows a family sitting together by candlelight. An older woman rests her head on the shoulder of a man. A woman reads to a young girl. In the foreground, a young woman looks out of frame.]()
![Illustration is a backdrop of palm trees and lightning with driving rain. An inset box shows a family sitting together by candlelight. An older woman rests her head on the shoulder of a man. A woman reads to a young girl. In the foreground, a young woman looks out of frame.]()
The Isle of Beautiful Waters
Storytelling traditions connect a Caribbean family as they prepare to shelter from an oncoming storm.
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![A diver is shown alongside a coral reef many times taller and wider than he is.]()
![A diver is shown alongside a coral reef many times taller and wider than he is.]()
The business case for saving coral reefs
A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.
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![Profile of Rikki Held smiling at the camera, with trees in background]()
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‘We have been heard’: Montana youth score a major climate victory in court
In a 6-1 ruling, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”
